The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000

PART IV Consequential modifications to the Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1995

1.  In regulation 2, after the definition of “the Act” there is inserted the following–

““the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;”.

2.  For paragraph (2) of regulation 4, there is substituted the following–

“(2) The Scottish Ministers shall enforce and execute the Community provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “Community provisions” in regulation 2(1) in so far as they do not relate to the matters to which paragraph (1) of this regulation relates.

(2A) The Agency shall enforce and execute the Community provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “Community provisions” in regulation 2(1) in so far as they do not relate to the matters to which paragraph (1) of this regulations relates.”

3.  In regulation 5–

(a) after the words “Community provision”, in both places where they occur, there is inserted the words “covered by regulation 4(2) or (2A)”; and

(b) for the words “of the Minister”, in both places where they occur, there is substituted the words “of the Scottish Ministers or the Agency as appropriate”.

4.  For regulation 6 there is substituted the following–

“6.   If so requested by notice in writing served on him by or on behalf of the Minister or the Agency, any person carrying on any activity regulated by any Community provision referred to in regulation 4(2) or (2A) shall keep or cause to be kept such records as the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, the Agency, may reasonably require for the purpose of enforcing or executing any such provision and shall provide the Scottish Ministers or, as the case may be, the Agency, with such records as they or it may from time to time require.”.

5.  In regulation 8(1)(a) for the words “to him by an authorised officer of the Minister or of a food authority” there is substituted the words “of him”.